late fall color at Edison Woods

Edison Woods

leaf litter against moss-covered rocks in Edison Woods

looking back down the path at Edison Woods

mushrooms on a tree - Edison Woods

hint of sunlight through the late fall foliage - Edison Woods (2008)

The lilacs were in nearly in full bloom and they were lovely!

This gorgeous row of red tulips was an amazing site in the morning sun! (Spring 2008)

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armillary in my backyard garden

Shells on the shore of Lake Erie at Sheldon Marsh

Purple flowers

Dogwood at Schoepfle Gardens

Dogwood

I believe these are called marsh mallows or swamp mallows. They are lovely lavendar-colored flowers rather ubiquitous in late spring.

Blooming crab apple or sour cherry at Sheldon Marsh on a sunny, warm evening walk.

Marblehead Lighthouse

The top of Marblehead Lighthouse; Marblehead, Ohio

Marblehead Light

Reflection of the sunset in one of the windows of the lighthouse.

Light pink clouds of the sunset behind the lighthouse, looking north.

A leaf on the beach at Sheldon Marsh, Lake Erie.

Last light in January - south of Huron, Ohio (2010)

A beautiful vernal equinox sunset over Sheldon Marsh on Lake Erie.

The setting sun, reflected through and off the ice like cloud cover, brings warmth color to another otherwise still chilled landscape.

White wisteria against a red shed - Shoepfle Gardens, Lorain County Metroparks.

Helleborus

Zebra mussel shells are rather ubiquitous on the shores of Lake Erie. But they are lovely when piled together by the waves.

Zebra mussel shells.